Potential Environmental and Social impact of ELECTRIC CARS A wise person once said that: "The only thing that we know about the future is its uncertainty". This uncertainty opens the world of opportunity to us, allowing progress to pave the road to tomorrow. Over the past fifty years...

Introduction The spiraling cost of gasoline and the increasing global concern for cleaner fuels has been the single most important factor for both institutional as well as individual consumers alike to influence buying decision for cars in the coming years. For the automotive industry in general and...

Review of Literature: Golf Cart Efficiency In Peachtree City, 9 out of every 10 people own a golf cart. Most just sit in garages sprawled throughout the city limits, and occasionally get driven around for short distances. Some people actually use them to play golf! But how much money does it ...

Frank Julian Sprague was born in Milford, Connecticut in 1857. He graduated from Annapolis in 1878. He was noted for making the electric railroad. He developed his interest while he was a cadet in the U.S. Naval Academy. Frank work as Thomas Edison's assistant in 1883 and independently...

A prospective new law requiring every new car to meet strict emissions standards will soon become a nation wide campaign to reduce air pollution. Some day, might younger generations not have to learn about "brown clouds"? It is a respectable goal. New laws regarding air pollution standa...

One of the efforts of the Ford Motor Company that made it to the market for countering the polluting effects of gasoline or diesel was a natural gas version of the popular E - 450 Cutaway Econoline van. This was offered by Ford in the 2001 model year. The model itself has been ...

rn EVs but they are by no means the only available technology. A number of alternatives are under development and they, too, are well positioned to rival batteries as an effective EV power source. The First One Is fuel cells Some of the most recent and exciting news in electric-vehicle development ...

Fuel Cells, Flywheels and Hybrids There are three types of experimental vehicle (EVs) propulsion technologies on the currently being tested. Batteries are currently the most popular power source for modern EVs but they are by no means the only available technology. A number of alternatives a...

In numerous cities across the country, the personal automobile is the single greatest polluter, as emissions from million of vehicles on the road add up. Car pollution is one of the biggest polluters the solution is to have much more efficient vehicles that produce fewer emissions with every mile...